I never noticed the fan 'til I shifted the pic. Sounds like that's the way to go. Thanks

Edit:Heck, I'll be happy to pay for something if the ladies deliver it,hehe. Seriously, that was downright awesome of XFX to donate those cards. Yeah, I couldn't get sound from my HDMI. What did they do?. Sent me a cable to connect the card to the board, just like that. Kudos to XFX!!!